Barbeito

Vinhos Barbeito is one of Madeira’s most respected family-owned producers, founded in 1946 by Mário Barbeito de Vasconcelos at a time when the island’s wine trade was in deep decline. His daughter, Manuela, later took charge, and today her son, winemaker Ricardo Diogo Freitas, leads the company, combining a deep respect for traditional Madeira with a highly quality-driven, experimental mindset. A long-standing partnership with Japanese importer Kinoshita Shoji helped finance a modern winery in Câmara de Lobos in 20…